Jane left the residence, and went back to her own room, grabbed a change of clothes and some toiletries. She wanted nothing more than her own bed, but duty still called.
15 minutes later she arrived back at the residence. Maura was still sitting in the kitchen with her parents. Jane couldn't help but notice her injuries. She had gauze on her neck where Hoyt had ran the scalpel, she had a black eye forming, cuts and scratches over her face, and by the look of her hands, she had fought back.
Jane frowned. She felt guilty. This was all her fault
"Good evening Jane."
"Good evening Madam First Lady" Jane nodded
"Agent Rizzoli"
"Mr President"
Maura was silently transfixed on Jane. Jane smiled at her, which seemed to bring her out of her trance
"Good evening Jane"
"Good evening Dr Isles"
"Would any of you ladies like a hot drink?" Arthur asked
"No thank you sir"
"Yes please father"
"Yes please dear. I'll have a tea please"
He got up from the table and headed over to the kettle.
"I better go give him a hand, he's not worked a kettle since the 90's" Constance laughed
That left Maura and Jane alone.
"Thank y…"
"I'm so…"
They smiled. Both waiting for the other to finish their sentence
"Thank you for rescuing me"
"Don't thank me, I'm the reason it happened"
Jane went over and sat at the table beside Maura, and gently put her hand on Maura's
"I'm really sorry it happened. It's all my fault."
"It's not. Last time I checked, you didn't make him kidnap me"
"I know, but he did do it to get to me"
Maura turned Jane's hands over and started to massage her scars. Jane tried to pull away, but Maura didn't let her.
"You should really massage these more, they must really hurt"
"Sometimes. Mostly when it's cold"
Maura stopped, Jane opened her eyes. She hadn't realised they were closed.
"I'm sorry if I hurt you"
"You didn't. That felt nice"
Maura smiled. She took Jane's hands again and carried on.
The door opened and in walked Arthur and Constance carrying
Jane pulled her hands back, and put them under the
Arthur set down a hot chocolate in front of Maura, that an obnoxious amount of cream and marshmallows on top, and a beer in front of Jane
"You look like you need one" He said, placing it down
"Thank you Sir, but I'm not allowed to drink on the job"
"I won't tell if you won't" he shrugged
She smiled and sipped her beer
"Thank you sir"
Maura put her now empty hands around her mug
They sat talking until they had finished their drinks. Arthur and Constance left to head to bed.
"Thank you for staying. I know I didn't give you much choice, but thank you for not objecting too strongly."
"I only agreed because I thought the spare beds in here would be comfortable than mine" Jane laughed.
Maura did too.
"Shall we?"
"Yeah" Jane replied. She got up out of her seat, grabbed her bag and held her arm out for Maura to take in case she needed help getting
She didn't but she took Jane's arm
They walked in silence until they got to Maura's bedroom. Jane instinctively opened the door and did a quick check of the room. She turned around to see Maura standing at the door, with tears running down her face. Jane walked over and wrapped her arms around her in a hug
"Heyyyy it's ok. It's ok" Jane tried to comfort her
Maura just kept on crying. Jane just kept on standing.
After what felt like forever, Maura broke away from the hug
"I'm so sorry, I got tears on your jacket" She said, wiping Jane's
"It's ok, don't worry about it" Jane smiled "Are you ok?"
"I just got a bit… emotional about going in. The last time I was in there, I was being dragged out the window"
"Would you rather sleep in one of the spare rooms?"
Maura thought about it for a moment
"I think I'll be ok. Is the window locked?"
Jane went over, and checked it was locked. Satisfied, Maura walked nervously into the room, looking all around
"It's ok. You're ok." Jane smiled, still standing by the
"I'll leave the room while you get changed. I'll be right outside ok?"
Maura nodded
Jane walked out of the room, and closed the door. She leaned with her back on the door, resting her head against the wood. She hadn't realised just how much of a toll the last few days had taken on her. She allowed her eyes to close briefly.
Maura opened the door, and Jane fell backwards
"Woah"
"OH No, Jane I'm so sorry… I didn't know you were leaning on the door"
"It's fine, that was stupid of me anyway" she said as she got up off the floor
She stood up and rubbed the back of her head
Maura put her hand on Jane's cheek and looked into her eyes. Jane gazed back.
"It's fine, I don't think you have a concussion" she said with a smirk
"Thank you Doctor" she returned the smile, not breaking eye contact
They stood there for a moment. Maura cleared her throat and removed her hand from Jane's face. Jane found herself missing Maura's
"You look exhausted Jane"
"You don't know the half of it." Jane laughed
"I'll leave you to get changed"
"OH… What?"
Maura looked at Jane, confused.
"Do you sleep in that suit Agent Rizzoli" Maura joked
It was Jane's turn to look confused
"I thought you were staying?"
"Yeah… But I thought you meant… Never mind…"
"You don't have to stay if you don't want to"
"I didn't think you meant stay as in stay I thought you just wanted me here to watch you"
"You thought I wanted you here to watch me sleep?"
"I mean… Yeah… It's literally part of my job description…"
"Really?"
"Yeah. Really. I'm supposed to be where you need me to be"
They looked at each other for a few moments
"I'm sorry, I just… Didn't want to be alone tonight"
Jane went over and wrapped her arms around Maura
"It's ok. I know exactly how you feel"
They stayed like that for a few moments
"Did you really not bring pyjamas?"
"I really didn't. I brought a clean shirt and a toothbrush"
Maura broke the hug and went over to her drawers. She found an old red sox t-shirt and some bed shorts.
"Here, these should fit you" she handed them to Jane.
"You actually like baseball?" Jane looked at the t-shirt
"No. I don't, my Dad was a Senator for MA so he got a seat at every Sox home game, he made us all go every time. I only have that because it was cotton."
Jane laughed
"I bet he got all kinds of free stuff"
"He turned most of it down." Maura shrugged "He didn't want people to think he could be bought"
"Oh wow"
"His whole campaign was based on family values and being the choice for everyone, not just a for the elite. I mean you probably already knew this anyway, it's not like you could have missed it" She laughed
Jane laughed "Yeah, he was really plugging it hard. And it worked"
"Did you vote him?"
"Yes."
Maura
"You seem like the kind of person that votes for the same party every election"
"Yeah, I just believe that his party has mine, and my blue collar family's best interests at heart. But, he can't be worse than the last guy"
They both laughed
"I'm just going to use the bathroom, so I'll let you get changed"
Maura walked into her en-suite bathroom, and Jane very quickly got changed. She neatly folded her clothes and put them on the chair under the window.
Maura came out of the bathroom and couldn't help but stare at Jane
"Hey, are you ok?" Jane asked, noticing Maura had entered the room.
"Yes, sorry." Maura shook her head.
She walked over to her side of the bed and got under the covers. Jane followed and got in the opposite side.
"Are you ok?" Maura asked
"Yeah, I think so… I can't remember the last time I shared a bed with anyone. I think I might snore"
"I'll wake you up if you do" Maura laughed.
They both lay awake, looking up at the ceiling. Neither if them could sleep, despite the fact they were both so tired.
Jane broke the silence
"How did you get out of the hospital so quick?"
"Well, they were very efficient with their tests"
"Ah"
"And Also I checked out against medical advice"
"Please don't tell me you're a Doctor that doesn't like hospitals"
"Why do you think I'm an M.E."
They both laughed
"I can't get his face out of my head" Maura said, sobering the mood
Jane reached out for her hand
"I know. It took me years to get rid of that image. His voice. His smirk." a tear rolled down Jane's cheek
Maura moved closer to Jane. She started massaging the scars on her hand. Jane closed her eyes, enjoying Maura's touch. Maura turned to like on her side, facing Jane.
"I know I must sound like a broken record, thank you for saving me. You really didn't have to put yourself in danger"
"I was in danger anyway, wether I put myself in it or not. If I hadn't have done it on my own terms, he would have come for me the way he did you"
"How did they find us"
"GPS tracker"
"Where? He surely would have discarded your phone"
"In the heel of my shoes"
"Smart"
"I thought so too" Jane smiled "I knew he would ditch my phone, and radio so I needed to hide it somewhere that he wouldn't think to look"
Maura nodded her head
"How did you get hold of the tracker"
"We just have that stuff lying around"
"Really?"
"Yeah"
Jane turned on her side to face Maura
"I honestly thought they would have arrived a lot sooner than they did" Jane carried on
Maura nodded, she took Jane's other hand and started to massage it too. Jane's eyelids fluttered
"Is that ok"
Jane only nodded in affirmation
"Does it feel ok?"
Jane could only nod again
"Can I ask how it happened?"
"He lured me into a basement, knocked me out and when I woke up he pinned me to the floor with scalpels. Clean through my hands. No nerve damage"
Maura went ghostly white
"I couldn't hold anything for 6 months. The physiotherapy was more painful than the injury. I got a new rank, an honourable discharge and a very nice compensation package"
"I'm glad you're ok"
"I'm glad you're ok Maura. I really am. I'd never have been able to forgive myself if anything happened to you"
"I'm fine, nothing a days rest won't fix"
She inched a bit closer, and moved her hand up to caress Jane's cheek. Jane audibly gulped. They made eye contact.
"Thank you for staying with me tonight Jane"
"Any time"
They stayed like that for a moment, until Maura closed the gap between them and kissed Jane.
She pulled back, trying to gauge Jane's reaction, but Jane pulled her back into another kiss.